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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-08

The annual meeting OF the library trustees
was held IN the new Brooks library building
Monday and good deal of business transacted
to get the institution into shape under its new au
spices. DR. Draper for the committee on library
room, reported that the services Of d w Ten
esy had been procured 2; an tor at cost Of
paid by the Brooks trustees, leaving
only sl25 to be covered by taxation
A Davenport for the committee on librarian,
reported that they had engaged Mr. w Brad
ley at sala-y Of 81 day. A vote of thanks
to H A Chapip for the present of thermome-
ter was given, and 1t was decided to leave II
with the president to relnstate II Richmond
Of Guilford to the privileges OF the library, now
forfeited, IL it;can be legally done; people were
invited on motion of Rev w Whitney to do
nate books, bound or unbound, TO th Q library;
the committee ON books were author zed to ex
change any duplicate copies of public records
or citizens OF the town or county;
the committee on the library room was au
thorized to sell any OF the old furniture
which NAV not be needed in The new building;
lot of bills were approved; the contract for
printing the new catalogue was awarded 10 the
REFoKNER job office, and the following officers
of the board we're chosen: Col X Hatkins,
president; A G Davenport, treasurer; ii b |
secretary; Committee on library |
loom, DIR Draper, l. X Fuller, X Haskins;
on librarian. DR. ii ID Hclioh, Rev L |
A c Davenport; committee on /
books, Rev FL Merrill, Rev w II Collins, Dr. /
J Draper; committee on rules and regulations, l. 4
X Fuller. DIR Holton, Rev Collins. Rev Whitney /
offered letter, resiguine his position as trus-
lee, stating that be had advocated from bis pull
pit and in private the founding Of tree library
Is soon as be came 70 beautiful Brattleboro,
md expressing his jog in the success
Il the project, tie fine new
building for IFS home, its endearment aud pros-
,ecis of usefulness. Resolutions Of re-
yTet were offered by Prof Hslt0n, at
be loss of Mr. Whifney's help
Ind expressive OF the appreciation and respect
n which he Is held as a man, and o. The wish of
he board for bis prosperity. But the meeting
vas adjourned without taking any action on
dr VIKINGS designation. |
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-08
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Picture Frames are cheap at Clapp Joncs'.--lo
Ruv r I. Batchelder & Co.'S Pure Candies. sold
by ali reliable dealers In Southern vermont. Zawis
Picture Frames In great variety at Wilders'
rear RxroRuER Office. Opon evenings from 70 o.
23yl
A Help for All
,,oynr,or acknowledgements, sleeplcssness,
Soth already too prevalent among the American
neople. Standard Nerve Food, tho remedy long
sough, for and last discovered, helps all VINO NY
II. and has proven q complete cure for many. For
salc by GEO BRIGGS 60, Druggists,
1e,f' Brattleboro, Vt.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-12
AS TO WRINKLES.
Two Simple and Natural Remedies Sug'
gested by "a Toledo Philanthropist.

Two Simple and Natural Remedies Sug-
gested by u Toledo Philanthropist.
Wrinkles are the bette nOire of ladies
who have lost the freshness of youth,
and the feminine world has long sought
some harmless means of eradicating
them. The salad-mixer proposes to re-
veal the secret of their prevention and
win undying fame. Wrinkles are due
to the gradual wearing away of flesh
underneath the cuticle. Why does it
wear awayP Because the facial mus
Giles have either too little or the wrong
kind of exercise. 1t will be observed
that wrinkles usually take a downward
course. This is due to the wrong kind
of exercise. What exercise? Why, tie
washing and wiping of the face, to be
sure. Reverse the process, and, instead
of rubbing the face down in washing
and wiping, always rub upwards. This
will have the effect of counteracting
the tendency of the flesh to depart from
under the cuticle and will keep the face
free from wrinkles. 1t is rather an
awkward habit to acquire at first, but
perseverance will make it second ma
ture, and the result is worth many
pains. This exercise is designed par.
ticularly for the benefit of the eyes and
upper portion of the cheeks.
Then, for the middle and lower por.
ton of the face, where hollowness,
rather than wrinkles, is often noted,
another plan must be taken. The facial
muscles are subjected to very slight
activity in the ordinary exertions Of
eating and talking, To fill the cheeks
out plump and round, it is necessary
to develop the muscles there. These
muscles are very slight at the best, and
any special effort well directed will in.
crease them in capacity and size. An
excellent exercise for this purpose is
this: Take piece of soft leather-kid
or chamois-skin will do-and put the
end of it between the teeth; then chew
gently upon it for several minutes
taking care not to raise the teeth from
the leather. If the teeth are raised i
will bring into play only the ordinary
muscles of mastication, whereas the
purpose is to develop those that are
seldom used. One who tries THU
method will find the cheek going
through queer action that is any
thing but graceful and pretty; never
theless it is immensely effective anC
will rest re to its youthful plumpnesi
even the most hollow cheek. Try i
faithfully, and you will be convinced
Toledo Blade.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-12
TRAINING STEERS.
The Method Successfully Employed for
Thirty Years bY an Eastern Farmer.

The Method Successfully Employed Tor
Thirty Years by an Eastern Farmer.
Take your cattle on your barn floor
and provide yourself with good sharp
whip, one that you can handle quick
and just as you want it, and by using
the whip with the word, get them, first,
so you can drive them around the floor.
side by side; then by the whip and the
word coming together, you can very
soon teach them the word "whoa."
AS soon as they learn to stop at this
word, let them stand while you may
walk up on either side or between them.
After these things are learned you can
soon get them ready for the yoke. l
should hang the bows on their necks
while training to the first things, so
they may get used to having something
on their necks; then yoke them to-
gether and give them a few more turns
about the floor before going into the
yard or road. have succeeded in get
ting them in shape to drive in half
days work on the floor. To be sure Of
well broken pair they should have a
little training every day for a week or
so. In training them to draw, load
light, and never get more than they
can draw easily for the first few months,
and you will soon have pair of cattle
that will surprise you with their
strength.
All oxen that are well broken should
be so that you can leave the whip at the
barn and go into the field with a pillow,
or hay or grain wagon, and bring in
what you want, or plow until you are
ready to quit. With over thirty years
experience in using oxen, l never had s
pair but would do these things. BIZ
very careful not to use the whip toe
much, but when it is necessary, put i
where it tells.
Never let a man work with you
oxen that does not know as much al
they do, and you may be sure of the
best and most faithful team that can be
found.
l have often wondered why so few
farmers had a good yoke of cattle.
They are the best investment farmer
can make. One-half the grain fed to
them that is fed to a horse team will
give you pair of cattle that will turn
as much sod in a day as your horses
Crowded they are broken as they
should beg, and if a leg is broken you
have some good beef; besides they arc
eXemptfro ring-bones, spavins, curbS,
heaves and the scores of things horsoS
are liable to.-H, S. MatteSon, in Ohio
Farmer.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-12
FERTILlZlNG THE SOIL.
A Valuable Paper Condensed Into Short
Newspaper Article.

Prof. w. |. Chamberlain of the Iowa
Agricultural College recently gave a
very valuable paper on How to Keep
up the Fertility of our Soil" Stable
manure, he said, is the best fertilizer
on earth. Mixed farming produces the
best results, because the feed given to
stock is in turn fed back to the soil.
Save all manure, both liquid and solid.
They should be mixed to get best re-
suits. Don't run liquids into tank,
but use absorbents and keep them to-
gether. The best way to apply manure
is to take it direct from the stable to
the field where it is to be used. Don't
let it heat and ''fire-fang" He likened
the practice Of letting manure lie under
the caves to get the drip and run away,
to stepping tea and coffee, throwing
away the liquor and eating the dregs.
The kinds of food best adapted to milk
production are the best for manure.
One hundred dollars worth of cheese
takes from the farm less than II the
fertility taken Ivy 800 worth of grain,
while 500 worth of butter-if the skim
milk is fed on the farm-takes nothing
from the soil, For potatoes, use well
rOtted manure. For corn, pillow II
under green. Thinks blowing under
clover poor economy. Better feed it t.
the COW first. She don't want the ele
ments the soil wants. The professor
told of an experiment at the oOlleg,
last summer; two pieces of potatoe
were planted side by side. One heav
lily manfred stood the drought ,airl,
well and produced 100 bushels pc
acre. Where no manure was used
only so bushels per acre was realized
Prairie Farmer.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-12
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Better than speedy trotters- fas4
walking horses. Western RuraL.
cat what age does a pig become a
hogP" is current conundrum of the
agricultural press.
Whether prices be up or down,
prime mutton sheep are always salable,
and at good prices. The markets are
never supplied with choice mutton
Troy Times.
An experimenter says one pound OF
oil cake is equal to three pounds OF
cOrnmeal, or nine pounds of wheat
bran, or ten pounds of timothy or clo-
yer hay.-Chicago Journal.
Pop Overs: Take four cupfuls OF
-four, four eggs, four cupfuls of milk, a
piece of butter the size of small hens
egg, melted, and one-half teaspoonful
of salt. Bake in small tins.-Toledo
Blade.
There is nothing better for the
manure heap than soapsuds. 1t pre-
vents ire-fanging, arrests the escape
of volatile matter and hastens chemical
changes and decomposition.-A,bany
Journal.
A musty cellar is death to milk OF
cream, but it seems impossible tc
pound it into the heads of some people.
More butter is ruined by bad cellars
and caves than from any other cause
on the farm Prairie Farmer.
In no other country in the world
are the feathers of the barnyard fowls
so recklessly wasted as our own. In
France no part of the fowl is wasted,
unless, perhaps, it be the intestines.
The feet and heads are used at the
cheaper restaurants to give body tC
their soups, etc. Cincinnati Times.
Pork Cake Without Eggs: One
pound fat pork chopped fine; pour on
one pint boiling water, one cupful of
molasses, two of sugar, one cUpful of
raisins, one of cuTants; cinnamon,
cloves, alspice and nutmeg to taste;
flour to make stiff enough for cake;
teaspoonful of soda; is good without
fruit-T6c HouSehOM.
BY blowing under a crop when it
is full of sap and water it very rapidly
decays and enriches the soil, when it
is not plowed until the plant has be-
come matured it will have a tendency
TO cure and turn into straw, and it will
consequently take it a long while to
sufficiently decay 20 become a fertilizer
and be in a condition to be taken up
by the soil.-M E. Farmer.
Iron is an important part of the
blood, giving it its red color, but this
does no necessitate taking solution of
iron for health. All well-developed
vegetation contains some iron. 1t is
the coloring matter of green leaves.
In soils from which every trace of iron
has been removed seeds will germi-
nate, but they will be white. Pouring
a solution of copperas or sulphate of
iron on the soil will change the leaves
to q dark-green color.-BOSton BWI-
Ictin.
1t is impossible to know whether
you have made profit unless accounts
are kept. Charge the hens with all
the food allowed, and also interest on
capital invested Credit them with all
sales and for that used in the family.
The difference will be the profit, unless
you wish to charge for your labor, the
value Of which depends upon how much
it was worth to you at the time. A
large flock costs less for labor than a
smaller one, but in families where
small focks are kept for pleasure as
well as profit the labor is not estimated
Chicago Tribune.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-12
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.


Mayor Grace, of New York, recon-
mends the teaching of type.writing in
the public schools.
j. A. Bostwick, of New York, has
presented to the Wake Forest College,
N. c., $4,000 in addition to $4,000
given some time ago.
An order of deacOnnesses, similar
to that now in operation in Europe, il
projected by the Lutheran Church.
The VOW is terminable at will.-N. T.
Witness.
Rev. Joseph Freeman, D. D., who
is more than eighty-four years old, has
engaged to preach for a year to thS
Baptist Church in Colchester.-St. Al
bans w. Messenger.
There is one school to every 1,S0d
persons in Austria, one to every 500 in
France, one to every 700 in Germany,
and one to every 600 in Great Britain,
Italy and Spain.
The French Minister of Public In.
struction has ordered that capable and
diligent young students of modern LAM
guages be sent to Germany and Eng
land at the expense of the State.
The most heavily endowed educa,
tional institutions in the United States
are: Girard College, $1O,000,000; Co.
lumbia, $5,000,000; Johns Hopkins, st..
100000; Harvard, 100000; Prince
ton, $3,500,OOO; Lehigh, $500, 900;
Cornell, 81, 100000.
This is the way the ex-slaves of the
South express profound thought in
simple language at praise meetings:
'You say you're travelling to the skies,
Yes, my Lord
Then why don't you stop tellin' lies,
Yes, my Lordw
N Y Tribune.
While Lord LOnSdale was in New
York an American expressed surprise
to the Earl that so young a man should
be in rusted with absolute power to
appoint thirty curates to church livings
in England. 80, appoint forty-two
curates," said the noble Lord, land
very particular am, too, about their
moral character. IN Y Tribune.
The Legislature of Ohio has pro-
vided for the establishment of an in
dustrial school for the education of the
blind in that State. 1t is not
to take the place of the asy-
lum where the blind children receive
instruction, but is DIES gned to instruct
them in mechanical industries that viii
enable them to earn theiro own living.
The Berlin Vol5SzeitaIlg complains
about the extraordinary high prices of
school-books, which is due to their
multiplicity, discrimination in favor Of
certain publishers being made by the
teachers. The old and tried school
books, says the VOlEszeitvng, have been
crowded out by new ones which are
very dear, a thin little grammar often
costing three marks (seventy-fve
cents); and it is high time for the
Prussian Minister of Public Instruction
to bring system into this matter.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-12
WIT AND WISDOM


The man who has plenty of time
on his hands rarely has plenty of money
in his pockets. -PhladelphtG Ca8.
One should conquer the world, not
to enthrone a man, but an idea; for
ideas exist forever eaconsfclH.
A wife can manage her husband
best when she takes care not toilet him
know that she's managing him--Obt-
eagO JOl~RGl.
What we find:
81 love-you love"--to oonjugatsr
That verb do We commence;
And find our moods but demonstrate
The feeling is intense.
Terms SlftinOs.
One of the illusions is that the pres
ent hour is not the critical, decisive
hour. Write it on your heart that
every day is the best day in the year.
Emerson.
AS they, who lor' every slight in
trinity take physic to repair their
health, do rather impair it; so they,
who for every trif'e are eager to Tindi-
cate their character, do rather weaker
it.-MGrOn.
-"Youare pictIring rsther a gloomy
future for me, madam he said to the
fortune teller. "Yes, sir, she replied;
"but it's, the best | can do for half
dollar. WALLPAPERS BazSr.
--GodImade both tears. and laughter,
and both for kind purposes for as
laughter enables mirth and surprise to
breathe freely, so tears, enable sorrow
to vent itself patiently. Tears hinder
SORROW from becoming despair and
madness.-Leigh liant.
--"No one can measure grief except
! by actual experience. One never for
+ gots the bitterness of gall, having once
Tasted it; but not having done so,
laughs at the wry faces of those who
would fain forget,-ElmCre.
What branches are you taking at
school now?n asked a countryman of a
bare-legged school-boy, whom he had
overtaken in the road. well, the
teacher gave us Crab-apple and hedge
brush yesterday, but dunno what
she'll bring to-day."-NewmGD hide
pendent.
An English magazine proposes tina
instead of giving Il name to every child
it shall be given a number. This plaI
might work in England, bJlt in this go
ahead country it wouldn't answer
especially in family OF several daugh
tiers. Here every man looks out 70
No. /, and Nos. 2, 3, 4 aus , would &c
left -A0rriSt9uR Herald
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-12

j. B. Phillips stole a hog near Pal
estine, Tex, recently, and was sen
fenced to two years il the penitent1r.
for the 0ffense.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-12

refused, and still remain as nucleus
for the action of 1S0S.-Chtcago Tn
6ufls.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-10-29
CHAPTER XIV.
BY ANOTHER HAND.

A year has elapsed since our most dear
friend Allan Quatermain wrote tho words Il
ifave spoken nc the end Of his record Of cur
adventures. Nc. ssssuid have ventured &c
make any additions 10 that record had It not
happened that by most strange accident
chance hos arisen Of its bling conveyed Ia
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-10-29
NOTE 81 GEORGE cURTIg ESQ.

49, - - 4 NtAARAhNf+4 YIN = itt9G
The MS. Of this history, addressed to me in
the handwriting OF my dear brother, Henry
Curtis, whom we had given up for dead AM
bearing the Alden postmarls. reached me ia
safety On December 20, lS--, OF little mose
than two years after it left his hands in the
far center Of Africa and hasten to give the
astonishing story It contains to the world.
Speaking for myself, haze read it With very
mixed feelings; for though it IS great relief
to know that he and Good are alive and
strangely prosperous, | cannot but feel that
for me and for all their friends they might
as well be do adj, since we can never hone to
see them more.
They have cut themselves Off from old
England aid from their homes and their re.
lations forever, and perhaps, under the cir
cumstances, they were right aud wise to
do so.
How the MS. came to be posted have been
quite unable to discover; but presume, from
the fact of its being posted at all, that the
little Frenchn;an, Alphonse, accomplished bis
hazardous Journey in safety. have, how
ever, advertised for him and caused various
inquiries to be made IN Marseilles and else
where with a view Of discovering his where
abouts, but so far without the slightest sue
cess. Possibly he is dead and the packet was
posted by another hand, or possibly he is now
happily welded to his Annette but still fears
the vengeance of the law and prefers to re
main incognito cannot say. have not
yet abandoned my hopes of finding him, but
! am bound to say that they grow fainter day
by day, and on great obstacle to my search
Is that nowhere In the whole history does Mr.
Quatermain mention his surname. He is al
ways spoken of as "Alphonse," and there are
SO many Alphonsesl The letters which my
brother Henry says he is sending with the
packet of manuscript have never arrived, Sc
presume that they are lost or destroyed
GEORGE CURTIS.
THE END
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-10-29
A Woman from Austria.

dorf, in Lower Austria, lives
Maria Haas, an intelligent and
industriouswoman, whose story
of physical suffering and final
relief, as related by herself, is
of interest to English women.
81 was employed" she says,
''in the work Of 4 large farm
house. Overwork brought on
sick headache, followed by a
deathly fainting and sickness
of the stomach, until | was
unable to retain either food or
drink. | was compelled to
take to my bed for several
weeks. Getting a little better
from rest and quiet, | sought
to do some work, butwas soon
taken with a pain in my side,
which in a little while seemed
to spread over my whole body,
and throbbed in my every limb.
This was followed by a cough
and shortness Of breath, until
finally | could not sew, and I
took to nv bed for the second.
and, as | thought, for the last
time. Ny friends told me that
my time had nearly come, and
that | could not live longer
than when the trees put on
their green once more. Then |
happened to get one of the Sci
gel pamphlets. I read it, and
my dear mother bought me a
bottle Of SEIGEL's SYRUP,
shaker Extract Of Roots
which | took exactly according
to directions, and / had not
taken the whole of it before |
felt a change for the better. My
last illness began June Sd,
1882, and continued to August
9th, when | began to take the
Syrup, Very soon | could do a
little light work. The cough
left me, and | was no more
troubled in breathing. Now i
I'm perfectly cured; and oh,
low happy | am! | cannot
Express gratitude enough for
SEIGEL's SYRUP shaker Ex-
tract Of Poots). Now I must
tell you that the doctors in our
district distributed handbills
cautioning the people against
the medicine, telling them it
would do no good, and many
were thereby influenced to de-
stroy the Seigel pamphlets; but
now, whenever one is to be
found, it is kept like a relic.
The few preserved are Dor
rowed to read, and ] have lent
mine for six miles around our
district. People have come
eighteen miles to get me to buy
the medicine for them, know
ing that it cured me, and to be
sure to get the right kind. !
know woman who was look
ing like death, and who told
them there was no help for her,
that she had consulted several
doctors, but none could help
her. | told her of Seigel's
Syrup, and wrote the name
Town for her that she might
make no mistake. She took
my advice and the Syrup, and
now she is in perfect health,
and the people around us are
amazed. The medicine has
made such progress in our
neighborhood that people say
they don't want the doctor any
more, but they take the Syrup.
Sufferers from govt who were
confined to their beds and could
hardly move a finger have been
cured by it. There is a girl IN
our district who caught a cold
by going through some water,
md was in bed five years with
,ostiveness and rheumatic pains,
md had to have an attendant
70 watch by her. There was
not doctor in the surrounding
district to whom her mother
| bad not on,>EaI ~ ,.a1;ax-o he,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-10-29
The Appetite
THE ENn.

Nay be Increased. the Digestive organ,
strengthened, ard the Bowels regulated,
by taking Ayers Pills. These Pills are
purely vegetable in their composition.
They contain neither calomSl nor any other
dangerous drug, and may be sakcn witt
perfect safety by persons of all ages.
was n great sufferer from Dyspepsia
and Constipation. ! had NJ appetite.
became greatly debilitated, and was co.'s
stantiy afflicted wiz Headache and Dizzi-
ness. consulted our family doctor, who
Prescribed for me, at various times, with
out affording more than temporary relief.
] finally commenced taking Ayers Pills.
In short time my digestion and appetite